South Park provides us with in your face politics with no apologies. For example, in season fifteen episode nine called “The Last of the Meheecans” South Park makes fun of the country’s current economy. In the episode the economy is so awful that the hispanic immigrants that once traveled to our country in hopes of a new start have decided to run back to their country of origin. Furthermore, South Park demonstrates the diversity that exists in our country. Just in the .little town of Colorado the characters of South Park reside in there are Caucasians, Hispanics, African-Americans, Jewish people, Christians, Muslims, Homosexuals, the one percent, the
Throughout chapter 5 the writer uses lots of colours in describing the town such as the red/black brick and the ‘river that ran purple’ all the colours used in the chapter are dark and mysterious colours which adds to the facts that Coke Town is a scary, dark and unloved place. One of the main characters is Thomas Gradgrind. Gradgrind is the local mp and runs the school in Coke Town. He bases his life purely on ‘facts’ ‘now what I want is facts’ this almost makes Gradgrind quite robotic and lacking emotion as robots are associated with facts and figures it also shows us that his life is based on his facts and figures not on emotions and specifically NOT on ‘fancy’, fancy means imagination so when he says he has no room for fancy he is showing he is a very shallow character emotionally as he is getting back at the fact he runs off facts which means he has no room
In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury one of the major themes is totalitarianism. The town in which Guy Montag lives in is being controlled by a totalitarian government. Totalitarianism is a form of government in which the government holds absolute control with unrestricted control. Guy Montag is a fireman (Ironically fireman set fire to things rather than putting them out) with a miserable life. Guy starts questioning his government and other aspects of his boring controlled life.
Perhaps the most noticeable and perplexing artworks inside the airport are the bright and colorful murals created by Leo Tanguma. The two murals in the Denver International Airport are called In Peace and Harmony with Nature and The Children of the World Dream of Peace (“Conspiracy Theories”). In an interview with Matt Chasansky, Art Program Manager at DIA: “They [the murals] are striking, and Leo Tanguma is known for social and political subject matter [which he portrays] in a very upfront manner” (Blaskiewicz). “Leo Tanguma’s In Peace and Harmony with Nature references the social realist murals of Mexico while addressing a modern theme: the destruction of the environment” (“In Peace”). The first panel illustrates dead humans and animals with a raging fire in the background.
These places have created an urban panorama across the planet which has given way to repetitive looking landscape that turns all travel into a means of arriving at a destination rather than participating in a journey. In Iain Sinclair’s “London Orbital”, we see that he explores the effect of urbanisation and non-places on London’s modern society by taking a walk down the M25 motorway and visiting suburban areas. This is an imaginative way to investigate the motorway seeing as it is built solely for the use of motor vehicles. Considering the M25 was voted number one in the BBC’s “Seven Horrors of Britain”, it seems an unusual topic for a novel but as Sinclair’s dark and fantastical imagination brings us on a journey by foot down the motorway, we see he has a lot to offer as writer. As the novel, unfolds clearly becomes more than just a pedestrian undertaking.
The mournful soundtrack creates a dismal and despairing atmosphere, with its low pitch shaping the overall gloomy feel of the setting. There is a distinct contrast between the two ‘worlds’ that the society is broken into, with the film’s inter-titles reading, “Beneath the earth lay the City of the Workers” and “High above towered the complex known as the ‘Son’s Club’”. The juxtaposing of the two worlds is dramatic, with men in white preparing to run in a setting reminiscent of the Colosseum. Their hyperbolic movements combined with the lively, high
But Metropolis, truly, left me stunned. Although it may be considered a science fiction, it is, to me, a sort of technological gothic film, having influenced cults. Metropolis is the ideal depiction of a dystopian non-ideal world. Society is divided into two groups, the workers (the hands) who live below the very modern city, and the privileged upper-class, who live on the surface of the city. Johann Joh Fredersen is the supreme commander of Metropolis, and he runs his city with an iron fist.
Bradbury’s dystopic representation of the urban environment can be seen as a result of his mid twentieth century American context. Bradbury suggests that cities are antithetical to community and socialisation, and compares the lack of social activity to death. He writes, “The tombs, ill-lit by the television light, where the people sat like the dead, the grey of multi-coloured lights touching their faces, but never really touching them”. Bradbury’s use of the words with undesirable connotations such as ‘tombs, dead, grey’ position readers to view the city and also technology negatively. He explores the impact that technology has made on the zeitgeist of society, specifically the lack of connection
What would happen if a society was under a dictatorship, which grants no freedom or rights for citizens? Individualism is not accepted under the control of totalitarian government. This issue is clearly represented through symbols in the novel 1984 by George Orwell, such as, Winston’s varicose ulcer, Big Brother’s existence, and the equation “2 + 2 = 5.” Therefore, the total control of the Oceania government covers all aspects of life. The theme of the novel can be linked directly to the image of Winston’s varicose ulcer above the right ankle, which indicates Winston’s demand and the Party’s obsession of thought-controlling. Another allusive symbol that Orwell aims to create is Big Brother, who is considered as a tool to usurp the supreme power by the Inner Party.
TGG Chapter 2 Chapter 2 begins with a description of the valley of ashes, a desolate and forsaken expanse of formerly developed land that marks the intersection of the city with the suburbs. In addition to its desolate feel and uniform grayness, this forlorn area is home to a decaying billboard that calls attention to itself. Depicted on the advertisement are the Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg, which are described as "blue and gigantic — their retinas are one yard high." It was in the valley of ashes that Nick first meets Tom's mistress, Myrtle Wilson. The two men are headed to New York when Tom insists they get off the train in order for Nick to "meet [his] girl."